ママ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English mama.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ママ [máꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

Noun

ママ • (mama)

(childish) mama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's female parent
proprietress of a drinking establishment etc.

Synonyms

(mama):, 母(かあ)ちゃん (kāchan) (childish), お母(かあ)さん (okāsan)
(one's mother): お袋(ふくろ) (ofukuro) (informal)
(a proprietress): 女(おんな)主(しゅ)人(じん) (onna shujin), マダム (madamu)

Coordinate terms

パパ (papa)

Derived terms

ママ友(とも) (mamatomo)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ママ – see the following entry.

【儘まま】H

[noun] the same, unchanged state; state as it is

[noun] (mostly in the form 儘になる (mama ni naru)) the desired or ideal state; freedom

[noun] act of leaving things as it is

[noun] (writing and editing) ママ: sic, as it is

Alternative spellings
随, 任, 侭, まんま

(This term, ママ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

References

“ママ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

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